Care for Tasmania's wild places, wildlife & cultural heritage

"Friends of Sarah Island" is a small group of community-minded locals, who have formed to help with the maintenance of one of Tasmania's significant heritage sites, which attracts thousands of visitors each year.

The purpose of this group is to assist survival and recovery of native wildlife following the 2019 bushfires and future such emergency events in Tasmania’s Central Highlands area and identify and work towards ameliorating other threats to wildlife and the natural environment in the Central Highlands.

We are volunteers connected to the Franklin River who are committed to caring for the catchment's wilderness values. We undertake weed control along the river valley and maintain essential riverside campsites and walking routes. Due to the remote location white-water rafting or kayaking experience is a prerequisite for s...